Ardal South Cup

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Ardal South Cup
Founded2020
Current champions Trethomas Bluebirds
Soccerball current event.svg2021–22

The Ardal Southern Cup is a football knockout tournament involving teams who play in the tier 3 Ardal South East and South West Leagues, administered by the Football Association of Wales.

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Competition history

The first season of the competition was meant to be the 2020–21 season but the competition was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The competition instead started in the 2021–22 season.

Past winners

2020s

Details of competition finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-UpDateOther Info
2021–22 Trethomas Bluebirds 1–0 Cardiff Draconians 25 May 2022played at Penydarren B.G.C.
2022–23Garden VillageCefn Cribwr30 May 2023played at Penybont F.C.

Number of times by winning clubs since 2020s

Notes and references

  1. Jones, Harrison Jones (25 May 2022). "Cardiff Draconians 0-1 Trethomas Bluebirds: Alfie Jones delivers Ardal South Cup trophy win". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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